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English verb: except | |||
| 1. | except (communication) take exception to | ||
| Samples | He demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday. | ||
| Synonyms | demur | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object | ||
| 2. | except (cognition) prevent from being included or considered or accepted | ||
| Samples | The bad results were excluded from the report. Leave off the top piece. | ||
| Synonyms | exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elide | ||
| Antonyms | include | ||
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